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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12000

13 April 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Professional qualifications
Court clarifies criteria for training people responsible for assessing the safety of cosmetics for human health
Brussels, 12/04/2018 (Agence Europe)

As part of the equivalence of training people responsible for assessing the safety of cosmetic products for human health, a member state can define the disciplines that can be considered as "similar" to medicine, pharmacy or toxicology, on the understanding that the holders of this training must have a qualification enabling them to ensure a high level of protection of human health(see EUROPE 11926).

This is the content of the ruling handed down on Thursday 12 April by the EU Court of...

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AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes ban on some unfair trading practices
COHESION: EU ministers want post-2020 cohesion policy to cover all European regions
ENVIRONMENT: EFSA and Commission first to appear before PEST special committee
ENVIRONMENT: EU ministers consider options for air quality and for COP24 success
DIGITAL: Blockage continues on country of origin principle in SatCab regulation
JUSTICE: MEPs are still divided over progress reported on Privacy Shield
JUSTICE: Progress in Parliament/Council negotiations on mutual recognition of decisions to freeze criminal assets
BUSINESS: European Court of Auditors highlights lack of sustainability in some ERDF financed projects
MIGRATION: S&D group in Parliament says EU should do more to guarantee child refugees' access to education
ENERGY: Ukraine rejects a minima option envisaged by Gazprom for transit of gas
INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Christian Democratic family to set 'red lines' not to be crossed with Viktor Orbán
EP2019: Security of Europeans to be dominant theme in campaign, says EPP group in Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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MONEY LAUNDERING: Malta launches new strategy to defend itself against money laundering
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Researchers say Europeans must have strong position on nuclear programme agreement
SYRIA: EU strongly regrets Russian veto at UN
GEORGIA: EU approves its third macrofinancial assistance operation for Georgian economy for €45 million
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Court defines any third-country national under 18 at the time of his or her asylum application as a minor
ETS: Slovak tax of 80% on value of greenhouse gas emissions quotas sold or unused runs counter to EU law
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Court clarifies criteria for training people responsible for assessing the safety of cosmetics for human health
JUSTICE: Access rights in parental responsibility context includes grandparents, says Advocate General
HEALTH: Advocate General holds that prohibition on placing of tobacco for oral use on market is valid
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PARLIAMENT: European Parliament's S&D Group wants reform of rules for appointment of senior European officials
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SOCIAL: ETF regrets way in which road transport workers are treated in 'posted workers' directive
TRANSPORT: Council formally adopts Interinstitutional Agreement on qualification and training of road transport operators